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020			_a1853262412
020			_a9781853262418
082			_aHEN
100			_aO, Henry _91107
245			_a100 Selected Stories
260			_aGreat Britain _bWordsworth Editions _cc1995
300			_a735 pages _bPaperback _c1.6 x 5 x 7.7 inches
520			_aWith a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henry’s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.These stories are famed for their ‘trick endings’ or ‘twists in the tail’: repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry’s cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso’s command of language and allusion.This great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions. _dHistory, World, Short Stories
650			_aClassic
655			_GClassic _dClassic _aClassic
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